Individual Museums and Art Galleries in the Rest of the World (Selections)
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Afrika Museum
The Afrika Museum is an outdoor museum in the Netherlands. It aims to be a living museum concentrating on the religious aspects of Africa.
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
One of the largest museums in the Western world devoted exclusively to Asian art. Many images from the collection and sections on news releases, present and future special exhibitions, a list of upcoming programmes.
Coptic Museum in Egypt
TheCoptic Museum was Founded 1910, The objects displayed rise up to 16000 pieces approximately, arranged in chronological order in 12 different sections. Includes an extensive image gallery.
Fakir Khana Museum, Pakistan
Faqir Khana owns one the largest private antiques collection in South Asia. The collection holds around 30,000 antique pieces from British, Sikh & Mughal era.
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery: the National Museum of Asian Art for the United States
Online representation of the Asian Art museum based within the Smithsonian Institution. Details of current and past exhibitions with many images.
Hermitage Museum, Russia
Over 180,000 items including paintings, sculptures and examples of applied art, representing a cultural heritage of Asia from the time of the ancient civilisations to the present.
Ho-Am Art Museum, Korea
The Museum houses over 20,000 pieces of Korean artwork from the prehistoric time to the present.
Jerusalem Archaeological Park
Israel’s most important antiquity site designated as an archaeological park and open museum. The Park reaches the Temple Mount on the north, the slope of the Mount of Olives and the Kidron Valley on the east, and the Valley of Hinnom on the west and the south.
Kyoto National Museum, Japan
Established in 1897 as an national institution for the collection and preservation of cultural properties. In addition to exhibiting these collections to the public, the Museum supports related research and conservation activities. Includes sample masterworks in colour.
Kyushu National Museum, Japan
Opened in October 2005. Its collections cover the whole history of Kyushu from prehistory to modern times with particular emphasis on the rich history of cultural exchange between Kyushu and neighboring China and the Korean Peninsula.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, USA
Founded in 1870. Contains more than two million works of art from ancient through modern times, including ancient Near Eastern art; arts of Africa, Oceania, ant the Americas; Asian art; Egyptian art; and Islamic art.
Musée National des Arts Asiatiques - Guimet, France
French national museum of Asian art. Links to Museum's Newsletter, Asian art and cultural museums/resources around the world and online Asian art exhibitions.
Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Belgium
One of the major centres for the scientific study of Africa in the world.
Musée de l'Institut du Monde Arabe
Museum dedicated to the art of Arab and Islamic civilisation from its origins to the present day. Contains ancient manuscripts, silk carpets, pottery and a wide range of utensils, as well as scientific and astronomical instruments dating from between 750 and 1258 AD. Exhibitions of contemporary paintings and sculptures of the latest artistic movements in the Arab world are organised on a regular basis.
Nara National Museum, Japan
The main objectives of the museum are the preservation, research, and surveying of art and antiquities, in particular Buddhist art and antiquities, with the cooperation of numerous temples, shrines, and private collectors. Includes masterpieces of Buddhist art and antiquities from the Museum’s collection, with superb colour images and text in Japanese.
National Museum of African Art, USA
Online representation of the African Art museum based within the Smithsonian Institution. Details of current and past exhibitions with many images.
National Museum of History, Taipei
Founded in the mid 20th century to create a diverse history and culture of Taiwan.
National Museum of Korea
Users can search the entire collection; details, photos and a brief description are available for each piece.
National Palace Museum, Taipei
The National Palace Museum in Taipei, one of the most comprehensive Chinese museums, includes more than 620,000 items of Chinese art, some dating to 3000 bc.
Neka Art Museum, Bali
The Neka Art Museum, previously known as the Neka Museum, collects artworks by Balinese, other Indonesian, and overseas artists who have been inspired by the natural beauty, life, and culture of Bali.
Noguchi Museum, USA
Created by the Japanese-American sculptor Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988), and displays more than 300 of his works in a converted factory building and outdoor sculpture garden.
Palace Museum, Beijing
The Palace Museum, historically and artistically one of the most comprehensive Chinese museums, was established on the foundation of the palace and their collections of treasures. Designated by the State Council as one of China's foremost protected monuments in 1961, the Palace Museum was also made a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1987.
Rama IX Art Museum, Bangkok
An online exhibition of Thai contemporary art and painting. Includes links to museums and galleries in Thailand and Thai artists, electronic art, and youth art.
Singapore Art Museum
The Museum is to preserve and present the art histories and contemporary art practices of Singapore and the Southeast Asian region so as to facilitate visual arts education, exchange, research and development.
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (National Museums in Berlin)
Tokyo National Museum, Japan
Established in 1872. The Museum collects, houses, and displays a comprehensive collection of art works and antiquities from Japan as well as other Asian countries. Online exhibition of 500 of the various works of art and decorative art, archaeological relics, and other cultural assets from the Tokyo National Museum collection.
Topkapi Palace Museum
An illustrated guide of the Topkapi Palace Museum in Istabul, provided by the Bilkent University, Department of History.
